It’s only going to be a matter of time before the Harley Davidson Fat Bob is mine. I’ve been a Harley fan all my life, but have never owned one myself. The closest I’ve come is my dad owning a few, currently a 2005 Harley Davidson Road King, but still I can’t imagine that there will be a feeling greater than me driving a brand new bike off the lot, knowing that its all mine.
The Fat Bob is new for this year, and falls into the Dyna category in Harley’s lineup. The Fat Bob features a ESPFI 1584cc twin cam 96 powerhouse with aggressive styling from front to back. I’ve looked over, and tested out a few other Dyna’s and Softail’s, but by far the Fat Bob was the best ride for me. The forward controls and flat bars were very comfortable for someone like me with long arms and legs, and cornering etc was a cinch on those fat tires.
Now it’s come down to actually finding one of these beasts… the 09’s will be coming at the end of August, so until then things will be sparse. I’ve been phoning and emailing around with only one of the twelve dealers actually getting one for the end of June. The rest said that there is no hope in finding one, and best to pre-order one for 09… I do not want to burn the whole summer waiting for a bike, so I may jump on the vivid black one that I’ve managed to find.
The other thing that I’m wondering about is pipes. The one I test drove had the stock tommy guns, and I thought they were decent, but I’d like to get something better. I spoke with the local HD dealer today, and I brought up my dad’s 05 screamin’ eagles. The dealer stated that in 06 or 07 they had to make emission changes so to be more environmentally friendly… and therefore the eagles are no louder than the stock pipes… wtf… If I’m going to drop $1200 on a stage one, I want it to be one loud ass deep sounding mofo! I’ll have to look into the pipes a little more.
I’ll let you know what I decide, and let me know if you have any ideas for pipes etc.
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